Window flower-pot stand.



F. ROTTI. WINDOW FLOWER- POT? STAND. I APPLICATION m n SEPT. 3. 1915.

1,179,043. Pat enfed Apr. 11,1916.

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WINDOW FLOWER POT STAND.

APPLICA'HON FILED SEPT. 3- I915.

Patefited Apr; 11,1916.

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FREDERICK ROT'II, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW J-ER's'nYj wmnow FLOWER-POT STAND.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK Born, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State ofNew Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vindow Flower-PotStands, of which the following is a specification. i 1

The present invention relates to windowsupported platforms, especiallyadapted for use as flower stands.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce a device of the typedescribed which is simple in construction, efficient in operation, andwhich can be readily mounted upon the windows from the inside.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a flower stand whichcan be manufactured on a commercial scale, or in other words one 'whichis not so difiicult to produce as to be beyond the reasonable cost ofsuch an article.

A further object of the invention is to provide a flower stand forwindows which can be conveniently and readily adjusted both in width andlength to suit flower boxes and windows of varying dimensions.

With these and other objects in View, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be madein the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims withoutdeparting-from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of aflower stand, constructed in accordance with the present invention, andapplied to a window;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is asectional elevation of a detail of construction, and Fig. 5 is a viewshowing the manner of attaching the stand to the window sill.

' In the drawings, the numeral 10 denotes a window, its sill beingindicated at 11, and its vertical frame portions at 12. The

Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Apr. 11, 19.1.6.

Application filed September 3, 1915. Serial No. 48,850.

flower stand is attached to these elements of the window, and comprisestwo L-shaped frame members 13. The horizontal members of these framemembers are made each of an arm 14 and a bracket 15, which areadjustably secured together by suitable fas tening means, for instanceby screws 16, that are carried by the arms 14 and are adapted to passeach through any one of a row of holes 17 in the brackets 15. Theseframe members are fastened to the sill 11 by suit able attaching means,for instance by screws 18. To keep the frame members properly inupright-positions, there is attached to each of the same a bar 19, theinner end of each bar being secured at 20 to one of the vertical framevmembers 12 of the window. These bars are also adjustable in length, andare for this purpose made of two sections 21 and 22, the sections 21carrying, for instance, screws 23, which are adapted each to passthrough any one of a row of holes 24: in the sections 22. Suitablebraces 25 engage the bars 19 and the vertical frame portions 12 of thewindow. The lower ends of these braces are forobviousreasons attached asnear as possible to theouter ends of the bars 19. Upon the horizontallegs [of the frame members13 is placed a board 26, or other suitablesupport, for flower-pots or a flower-box. In order to prevent a shiftingof this board in the direction of its longitudinal axis, there areformed upon the underface thereof transverse strips or similar means 27,one for each frame member 13, saidstrips being disposed between the saidframe members and in close Vicinity thereof, as clearly shown in Fig.1of the drawings.

With the vertical legs of the frame members 13 is associated anextensible front wall, for instance a lazy-tong construction, comprisinga plurality of crossed bars 28, which are pivoted together at theirintersecting points in the middle and also at their ends. The lower endsof this lazy-tong construction are pivoted at 29 to the frame members13, while their upper ends are connected by a slot and pin connection 30with the upper ends of the frame members, more particularly the pins 31of these connectionsare carried by the lazy-tong construction, and theslots 32 are formed longitudinally in the frame members 13.

From the foregoing it appears that, inasmuch as the frame members 13 areattached to the window sill, and the connecting means between the saidframe members and the window are secured to the inner faces of thevertical frame portions of the window, the device can be put into placeupon the window from the inside in contradistinction to flower-potstands heretofore in use, which had to be mounted upon the window fromthe outside, or at least some parts thereof had to be attached by theuse of ladders and similar contrivances from the outside.

In assembling the stand the brackets 15 are first pivoted to the windowsill and swung in substantial alinement parallel with the window sill,the front is folded together sufiiciently to bring the arms 14 into sucha position that an opening in each of the arms registers with an openingin each of the brackets. A pivot bolt 16 is inserted in the arms andbrackets and secured by a nut. The brackets are then swung outwardlyuntil they are in alinement with the arms, a second bolt is theninserted in other of registering openings, thus securing the arms andbrackets in position.

The lazy-tong construction 28 constitutes the front vertical wall of theflower stand, preventing a falling ofi of the flower-pots or theflower-boX, as the case may be.

The bars 19 and braces 25, while serving primarily as connecting meansbetween the frame members and the window, constitute at the same timethe side walls of the flower stand.

It is to be noted that the flower stand is adjustable in length to fitwindows of varying widths, by reason of the lazy-tong construction abovedescribed. It is also adj ustable in width to accommodate flower-boxesof varying widths or varying numbers of flower-pots.

What I claim is:

1. A window flower stand of the character described, comprising a pairof swinging brackets, each adapted to be secured at one end to a windowsill, a board on the brackets, a collapsible front provided with armspivoted respectively to the brackets, and means for retaining the armsand brackets in position when swung into substantial alinement.

:2. A window flower stand of the character described, comprising a pairof swinging brackets, said brackets having therein a series of holes,each bracket adapted to be secured at one end to a window sill, a boardon the brackets, a collapsible front provided with arms pivotedrespectively to the brackets, said arms having at one end thereof aseries of holes adapted to register with the holes in the brackets, andmeans engaging said holes for retaining the arms and brackets inposition when swung into substantial alinement.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 31st day of August, A. D. 1915.

FREDERICK ROTTI.

lVitnesses MASNUO Mnsno, S. BIRNBAUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, I). 0.

